Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

Freddye Henderson
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Freddye Scarborough Henderson (1917-2007)
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“Sugar” Ray Robinson (1921-1989)
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Thomas Fuller (1710-1790)
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History of the Seattle Open Housing Campaign, 1959-1968

Explore Global African History

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(1963) Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, “Chancellor’s Address at the University of Ibadan”
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Berhanu Nega (1958- )
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Juan Latino (ca. 1518-ca. 1594)
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Luis Gilberto Murillo (1967- )

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute: A Brief History
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Slavery and Freedom on the Minnesota Territory Frontier: The Strange Saga of Joseph Godfrey
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Paul Robeson and Japanese Americans, 1942-1949
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After the Underground Railroad: Finding the African North Americans who Returned from Canada

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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